What is the Film Office?
A. The Film Office guides productions to the best resources, people and locations. We maintain a broad database of contacts to better assist productions with finding the right people to bring their production together quickly. Our website provides permit & locations information as well as crew, local vendor & support service resources in our on line Production Resource Guide. We scout locations and maintain a photo library (digital and web) to send to location scouts and managers. We maintain a website, respond to inquiries, help productions with the permit process, make referrals to local services such as hotels, equipment rentals etc., and act as a liaison between the production and the local community to ensure production goes smoothly. We also educate the local community about the economic benefits of production, and work with & support the Sedona International Film Festival & Workshop as well as the Zaki Gordon Institute for Independent Filmmaking.
A. The Missouri Film Office was created in 1983, as a part of the Jefferson City-based Missouri Film Commission. Each state has a film commission and there are 300 worldwide. Each has a similar mission – to bring film, television, cable and video productions to its geographic area. Our goal is to bring films to Missouri to promote local economic development. Q. What does the Film Office do? A. We get about 600 inquiries a year from people interested in filming in Missouri. Requests range from commercials to TV shows like Everybody’s Got Talent cast calls in Branson to Harvey Weinstein movies. We help filmmakers scout locations, help find crew and equipment, act as liaisons, coordinate street closings, find lodging and clean up. We assist with everything from recruitment to production. It’s really a sales job … we sell Missouri. Courting filmmakers is a busy job with constant travel. In addition to going to shoots in-state to assist, we attend film festivals like Columbia’s True/False a
